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Study in Austria: universities, tuition fees and admission

Our catalogue has 77 universities and colleges in Austria offering 776 undergraduate programmes in 31 cities. 672 of the programmes are at public institutions and 104 at private ones.

Universities

77

Programmes

776

Cities

31

EU fee / year, public

Free

Non-EU fee / year, public

€1,453

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

How admission works

There is no national application portal: you apply online directly to each university, Fachhochschule or private university. You need the Austrian Matura or an equivalent foreign school-leaving certificate that gives access to the same kind of study in the country where it was issued, plus proof of German (or English for English-taught programmes); public universities admit to most bachelor's and Diplom programmes without selection, and the general admission deadline for the winter semester is 5 September (5 September 2027 for the 2027/28 intake). Medicine and dentistry use the joint MedAT test (for 2027: registration expected 1–31 March, test expected 9 July; at least 75% of medicine places go to holders of an Austrian Matura and at most 5% to non-EU applicants), and some other fields such as psychology, as well as arts and music programmes, have entrance or aptitude tests with earlier registration. Fachhochschulen and Pädagogische Hochschulen always run their own admission procedure with their own deadlines.

• Selection: minimum requirements set by each university

Tuition fees in Austria

At public universities an EU student typically pays no tuition fee, and a student from outside the EU €1,453 a year. All amounts are per year in euros; fees charged per credit or per semester are converted to a full year (60 ECTS credits or two semesters).

Where the fee depends on family income, the typical figure is the full fee and the range starts at the lowest one.

Good to know about fees

• Österreich: At public universities and Pädagogische Hochschulen, students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland (and some equivalent groups) pay no tuition within the standard length of study plus two extra semesters, and €363.36 per semester after that. Other non-EU students with a student residence permit pay €726.72 per semester; nationals of the least-developed countries listed in the regulation are exempt. Every student also pays the ÖH student union fee (€26.20 per semester in 2026/27), which is not shown as tuition. Fachhochschulen may charge up to €363.36 per semester (most do, some charge non-EU students more), and private universities set their own fees.

Language of instruction

German: 706 programmes; English: 87 programmes. See all English-taught programmes in Austria.

Map of universities in Austria

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Where to study: cities

All 77 universities in Austria by city

What you can study

• Music and Musicology 159
• Computer Science 43
• Languages and Literature 34
• Business Administration 25
• Nursing 21
• Performing Arts 16
• Design 16
• Industrial Electronics and Automation 16
• Law 16
• Industrial Engineering 15
• International Business 14
• Psychology 14
• Audiovisual Communication 11
• Environmental Engineering 10
• Tourism 10
• History 9
• Mathematics 9
• Translation and Languages 9
• Fine Arts 9
• Occupational Therapy 9
• Physiotherapy 9
• Social Work 9
• Geology 8
• Art History 8
• Architecture 8
• Materials Engineering 8
• Medicine 8
• Economics 8
• Mechanical Engineering 8
• Sociology 8
• Environmental Sciences 8
• Biomedical Laboratory Science 8
• Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy 8
• Marketing 8
• Physics 7
• Civil Engineering 7
• Electrical Engineering 7
• Human Nutrition and Dietetics 7
• Advertising and Public Relations 7
• Philosophy 7
• Speech Therapy 7
• Multimedia and Video Games 7
• Pedagogy 6
• Biomedical Engineering 6
• Chemistry 6
• Geography 6
• Sport Sciences 6
• Data Science 6
• Archaeology 5
• English Studies 5
• Biochemistry 5
• Early Childhood Education 5
• Political Science 5
• Dentistry 5
• Finance and Accounting 5
• Biology 4
• Biotechnology 4
• Anthropology 4
• Food Science and Technology 4
• Pharmacy 4
• Chemical Engineering 4
• Energy Engineering 4
• Journalism 4
• Logistics 3
• Fashion Design 3
• Statistics 3
• Optics and Optometry 3
• Biomedical Sciences 3
• Agronomy 2
• Geomatics and Surveying 2
• Conservation and Restoration 2
• Mining and Geological Engineering 2
• Aerospace Engineering 2
• Public Administration 2
• Hospitality and Gastronomy 2
• International Relations 2
• Forestry 1
• Telecommunications Engineering 1
• Landscape Architecture 1
• Veterinary Medicine 1
• Building Engineering 1
• Labour Relations and Human Resources 1
• Social Education 1